Last Updated on July 10, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org
I used Softmaker Office for Android for many years and was completely happy with it. I did not write books with it. But the Office Softmaker app has all the functions of the desktop app.
After investigating many years Office solutions for Linux phones, I am currently going back to my Android phone with Softmaker Office. Softmaker Office offers all the functinality of the desktop software on the Android phone and is touchable. I am suprised that this app is not better known.
https://www.softmaker.com/en/products/softmaker-office-ios-android
What i am happy about Android phones that my mini keyboard with trackpad I used for many years works at the first attempt today again.
What I am not happy about is that everytime I type something with Sofmaker Office new windows open which I cannot close easily.
And what I am not happy about is that I now need to use a NextCloudPi server if I want to use my office files on my Android phones and on my PC and don’t want those data in the cloud.
I was unappy after Android 4.4, when it was not possible anymore to have office files on the external SD card of my phone for an easy data exchange to my PC.
I had the hope that Linux Phones could solve this problem. But it seems to me personally that NextCloudPi and my Android phone with Softmaker Office is the easier solution than Office on a Linux phone.
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/10240/is-there-a-decent-text-editor-for-ubuntu-touch-part-ii